A multicomponent complex intervention for supportive follow-up of persons with chronic heart failure: a randomized controlled pilot study (the UTILE project)

Table 7 Distribution of proportion of the KCCQ overall score and domains scores in the intervention and control groups

KCCQ	Change between BL and FU	Intervention group n = 19		Control group n = 17–18
KCCQ	Change between BL and FU	%	n	%	n
Health status, overall score	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	10.52	2	16.67	3
	Did not change	15.79	3	11.11	2
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	73.68	14	72.22	13
Physical limitation score	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	15.79	3	35.25	6
	Did not change	0	0	17.65	3
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	84.21	16	47.05	8
Symptom frequency score	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	5.26	1	16.68	3
	Did not change	15.79	3	5.56	1
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	78.95	15	77.78	14
Quality of life score	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	5.26	1	27.78	5
	Did not change	21.05	4	5.56	1
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	73.69	14	66.66	12
Social limitation score	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	31.59	6	41.17	7
	Did not change	21.05	4	0	0
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	47.37	9	58.82	10
Symptom stability item (IG, n = 14; CG, n = 11)^a	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	28.57	4	36.36	4
	Did not change	14.29	2	18.18	2
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	57.14	8	45.45	5
Clinical summary score^b	Worsened by ≥ 5 points	5.26	1	11.76	2
	Did not change	21.05	4	11.76	2
	Improved by ≥ 5 points	73.69	14	76.46	13

^a A single item from the 23-item version of the KCCQ
^b Calculated as following: (physical limitation score + symptom frequency score)/2

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